Computer Skills Self-Assessment

1. What internet browser does this symbol represent?

Google Chrome

Mozilla Firefox

Internet Explorer

Netscape

2. Flash drive, jump drive, memory stick, or thumb drive are all just data storage devices that are removable and rewritable.

True

False

3. You can only have three programs open on your computer at a time.

True

False

4. Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Netscape Navigator, and Safari are all web browsers.

True

False

5. Rename a file by putting your mouse over the file and clicking the right mouse key, then selecting "Rename" from the drop down menu. The file's name is now highlighted and you can type a new name. Then press enter to save it.

True

False

6. Close a program by clicking the "X" in the top right corner of the screen.

True

False

7. Which of the below is a search engine?

Www.facebook.com

Www.msn.com

Www.google.com

MS Word

8. In most email programs, you attach a file to an email by clicking the smiley face button.

True

False

9. The Caps Lock key will capitalize all the text you type. The Shift key does the same thing, but for one letter at a time.

True

False

10. What icon do you click to refresh your Internet Explorer browser screen?

11. An easy way to get a computer virus is to:

Visit unsecured websites

Open email attachments from people/companies you don't know

Clicking "I Accept" without reading what you are accepting

All of the above

12. This is the definition of a virus: "A self-replicating computer program that install itself without the user's consent."

True

False

13. What does the "Reply-All" button in Email do?

It will send your reply to everyone who received the original message

It will send your reply only to the original sender

It will send an email to everyone in your address book

It will send all of your previous emails to everyone

14. What tab would you select to add a table to a Word document?

Home

Insert

References

Tables

15. What is the keyboard shortcut to copy text?

Shift-C

Control-C

Control-V

Control-Alt-Delete

16. To go to a web site, open a browser, bring up your email program and compose an email.

True

False

17. Which of the below is NOT a common email program?

Outlook

Gmail

Yahoo

Facebook

18. How do you print a Word document?

Go to the Home tab

Go to the File tab

Go to the Insert tab

Go to the Review tab

19. If your computer freezes and nothing seems to be working, try

Pressing the Backspace button.

Pressing the Escape button.

Holding down the Control, Alt and Delete buttons at the same time.

Holding down the F1 and F6 buttons at the same time.

20. Www.gmail.com is an example of a valid email address.

True

False

21. This is the correct selection for left aligning text in your document.

True

False

22. How do you see all the files and programs on your C: drive?

Click the Folder icon in the bottom left of the screen and then click the C: drive under Computer.

Look on your desktop because all files are saved there.

Open your browser and use Google to search for the file

None of the above

23. You can never recover a file you deleted.

True

False

24. The Internet comes with all computers and laptops.

True

False

25. How do you open a program on your desktop using your mouse?

Click the left mouse button once

Click the right mouse button once

Hover over the program for 5 seconds

Double click the program with left mouse button

26. What does it mean to minimize a window?

Keep the program open, but out of sight

Close the window

Change the window

Make the window smaller

27. How often should you save your work?

Once a month

Once a day

Once an hour

Every 15 minutes

28. How do you cancel something you sent to the printer?

Close the document you wanted to print

Unplug the printer

Open the printer queue on the bottom right taskbar and cancel the job

Open the print dialog box in word and click the "stop" button

29. Which of the below does NOT open a new tab in Internet Explorer?

Click "file" then "new tab"

Click "control + T

Click the Internet Explorer icon again

Click the small empty box on the right side of the current tab

30. Double-clicking your mouse will bring up a drop down menu from which you can select other actions like "copy" and "paste."

True

False

Computer Skills Self-assessment

1. What internet browser does this symbol represent?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Flash drive, jump drive, memory stick, or thumb drive are all just data storage devices that are removable and rewritable.

3. You can only have three programs open on your computer at a time.

4. Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Netscape Navigator, and Safari are all web browsers.

5. Rename a file by putting your mouse over the file and clicking the right mouse key, then selecting "Rename" from the drop down menu. The file's name is now highlighted and you can type a new name. Then press enter to save it.

6. Close a program by clicking the "X" in the top right corner of the screen.

7. Which of the below is a search engine?

8. In most email programs, you attach a file to an email by clicking the smiley face button.

9. The Caps Lock key will capitalize all the text you type. The Shift key does the same thing, but for one letter at a time.

10. What icon do you click to refresh your Internet Explorer browser screen?

11. An easy way to get a computer virus is to:

12. This is the definition of a virus: "A self-replicating computer program that install itself without the user's consent."

13. What does the "Reply-All" button in Email do?

14. What tab would you select to add a table to a Word document?

15. What is the keyboard shortcut to copy text?

16. To go to a web site, open a browser, bring up your email program and compose an email.

17. Which of the below is NOT a common email program?

18. How do you print a Word document?

19. If your computer freezes and nothing seems to be working, try

20. Www.gmail.com is an example of a valid email address.

21. This is the correct selection for left aligning text in your document.

22. How do you see all the files and programs on your C: drive?

23. You can never recover a file you deleted.

24. The Internet comes with all computers and laptops.

25. How do you open a program on your desktop using your mouse?

26. What does it mean to minimize a window?

27. How often should you save your work?

28. How do you cancel something you sent to the printer?

29. Which of the below does NOT open a new tab in Internet Explorer?

30. Double-clicking your mouse will bring up a drop down menu from which you can select other actions like "copy" and "paste."